The centerpiece of the iPhone 4S, Siri, is now the center of attention in a new class action lawsuit against Apple. The lawsuit, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal, claims that Apple’s adervtising in relation to Siri’s capabilities is “misleading and deceptive” and does not perform the tasks as Apple shows in […]
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Apple, Inc. is closing the iWork.com public beta site. They are telling users to log in to the site and download all of their documents prior to July 31st, 2012. Apple is touting the fact that there are “already 40 million documents stored on iCloud by millions of iWork customers“. The iWork service was started in […]
Apple very quietly released a tool yesterday that gives IT managers control over 30 iOS devices at a time using a single Mac. The tool, Apple Configurator allows control over a host of items on a variety of iOS Devices, including: iOS updates Lock screen and wallpaper Device name Installed apps Installed documents Configuration profiles […]
Every time Apple holds an event, twitter seems to struggle under the load of the tweets. This time, twitter is showing us what the load of the tweets looks like during the event. The chart shows that the announcement of the New iPad comes in a just under 10,000 tweets per minute while the big […]
Apple has released version 3.5 of the configuration utility used to allow users to “create, maintain, encrypt, and install configuration profiles” on the iPhone. You can download the latest version through the Software Update utility or from the Apple support page at: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1465
Apple has released an update to the XCode Developers Environment. The free programming platform, used primarily for developing applications for Apple platforms is a free application download from Apple. Version 4.3.1 includes the following improvements and bug fixes: Includes SDKs for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion and iOS 5.1 New code signing workflow supports signing […]
The latest iPad television spot is now available online. The ad for the latest rendition of the iPad touts the new display and the colors and density of the display. While the TV spot lacks any real details of the machine, it does highlight the capabilities of the machine, it is more meant to entice […]
Tim Cook took the stage today in San Francisco and quickly worked through a number of stats, finally introducing Japanese Siri and then the new upgraded Apple TV. However, that was not the highlight. The iPad 3 came up on the screen, sleeker, and smoother, with Retina Display and Quad Core Graphics with the Apple […]
By Bill Martens With Apple poised to introduce the Apple iPad 3 or it’s equivalent, we decided to sit down and write a short laundry list of items we figure we will see today. Many of the rumors running the mill this week have been everything from the outlandish to the absolutely hilarious and it […]
Many in the media this morning were fooled by the Fake Phil Schiller account saying “Apple won’t be streaming the live event tomorrow”. While it is a forgone conclusion that this would not happen anyways primarily due to Apple’s recent policy concerning such events, it is surprising that mainstream media outlets including Cult of Mac, […]
In 2011, Apple opened a temporary Apple Store at the South By Southwest Interacive Festival, a gathering of social media, music and other media types. The iPad 2 was released on March 2nd just as the festival was beginning and Apple made out handily. However, Apple is confirming that there will be no such temporary […]
CouponBuzz has announced the immediate availability of Apple Inc. specific coupons on their website. The Coupons which are available on the CouponBuzz website are specifically attuned to the special sales which the Apple Store offers. According to CouponBuzz’s Senior Director, Justin Bowen, “The Apple Store is a wonderland of information and user-friendly interfaces that will […]
After a meteoric rise over the past week, Apple Inc. (AAPL) shares fell from a record high of $548.21 USD per share to close today at $533.16 USD per share. Shares had been up in expectation of the latest rendition of the Apple iPad which is due out in a scheduled Apple event on March […]
Apple Inc. has released an update to the latest release of its Mac OS. Mac OS X 10.7.3 was released last month, however some users were reporting issues with the Time Machine backup system on the latest version of the OS. Apple has released a Supplemental Update to the OS, version 1.0, to address that […]
Apple has released an update for the Graphics Firmware on the iMac. Version 3.0 of the Graphics Firmware targets an issue that causes the iMac to hang. You can download the firmware update through the Software Update function under the Apple Menu or from the Apple Support Page at: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1444
Apple has taken a whack at fixing the flickering of the internal display on the late 2008 MacBook Pro. A new EFI Update for the 15 inch model is supposed to resolve this issue. Version 2.8 of the EFI Firmware for the MacBook Pro should be available in you Software Updates or you can download […]
The United States Air Force has granted Apple, Inc. with a $9 Million USD contract to provide 18,000 iPad 2’s. The iPad 2’s will be used by pilots and other pertinent staff in lieu of the normally carried heavy pilot bags and reams of flight maps. The air force is getting quite the deal on […]
More than 25 Billion Apps and counting have been downloaded from the Apple App Store. Apple held a contest for the mark, giving the person who downloaded the 25 Billionth app a $10,000 USD gift card to the App Store, however, who that lucky person was still has yet to have been announced. This mark […]
Invitations for the next release of the iPad went out to the media today, with Apple proclaiming “We have something you really have to see. And touch.” The event for the iPad 3 release is scheduled to take place on March 7, 2012 at 10:00am PST at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco. The […]
Apple has released a new update for Mac OS 10.7.3 for Late 2009 and newer iMacs’ Wi-Fi. The release resolves an issue with the iMac not re-connecting to networks automatically after the are waking. You can download the update through the Software Updater under the Apple menu or from the Apple Support page at: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1501
